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Glenn S. Fox
Oct 29, 2016
Glenn S. Fox, born September 30, 1911, in Rozel, Kansas passed away on October 29, 2016 in Mission Hills, Kansas. He is survived by his daughter, Suzanne L. Perez, Mission Hills, Kansas; son-in Law, Samuel Perez, Mission Hills, Kansas; Grandchildren: Michael Perez, Mission Hills, Kansas, Andrea Adams, Kaufman, Texas and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by...
Julia E. (Irsik) Shriwise
Oct 21, 2016
Jetmore – Julia E. (Irsik) Shriwise, 91, passed away October 21, 2016 at the Hodgeman County Long Term Care Center, Jetmore. She was born October 18, 1925 in Dodge City, KS, the daughter of Lawrence and Francis Philomena Peschka Irsik. A lifetime area resident, she was a clerical secretary. She was a member of the St. Lawrence Catholic Church, Jetmore,...
Melvin Virgil Bowlus
Oct 20, 2016
Larned – Melvin Virgil Bowlus, 83, passed away October 20, 2016, at his home in Larned. He was born December 21, 1932 in Watonga, Oklahoma; becoming the adopted son of Harold August and Augusta Irene Henning Bowlus at the age of three. He spent his lifetime in the area working for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad as a...
Virgil H Donovan
Oct 18, 2016
Larned – Virgil H. Donovan, 83, passed away October 18, 2016 at Diversicare of Larned. He was born July 9, 1933 in Larned, the son of Paul H. Sr, and Elsie N. King Donovan. A lifetime area resident, he was a retired animal control officer for the city of Larned. He was a volunteer for the Larned Fire Department and...
Valeta B Milhon
Oct 15, 2016
Larned - Valeta B Milhon, 91, passed away October 15, 2016 at Pawnee Valley Community Hospital, Larned. She was born May 28, 1925 in Centerview, Kansas; the daughter of Otis and Olema Freeman Derley. A lifetime area resident, she was a daycare provider and a school cook. She was a member of the First Christian Church, Christian women ladies group...
Nancy Senn
Oct 7, 2016
Cleveland, TN – Nancy Lucas Senn, age 53, a resident of Cleveland, TN, passed away Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at the family residence. Nancy was born in Baltimore, Maryland and she was the daughter of the late Barbara Knupp Lucas and John Kendrick "Pete" Lucas. Nancy loved to read, she loved animals and she was an active environmentalist. Survivors include...
Barbara J. Manka
Oct 2, 2016
Larned - Barbara J. Manka, 75, passed away October 2, 2016 at Golden Living Center, Wilson, Kansas. She was born December 5, 1940 in Larned; the daughter of John F. and Edna Firestone Arnold. A lifetime area resident she was a switch board operator for the Larned State Hospital and also worked at Southwestern Bell. She was of the Christian...
Christobelle Huck
Oct 1, 2016
Larned - Christobelle Huck, 101, passed away October 1, 2016 at her home, Larned. She was born January 30, 1915 at Ringwood, Oklahoma; the daughter of Herman H. and Margaret Elizabeth Welch Henning. A lifetime area resident; she was a Beauty Consultant for Fashion Two Twenty Enterprises and also worked at Larned Floral. She was a member of the Larned...
Inez Leona Giessel
Sep 29, 2016
Larned- Inez Leona (Birzer) Giessel, 90, passed away September 29, 2016 at the Arbor Court Retirement Community in Topeka, KS. She was born January 16, 1926 in Rural Barton County, KS., a mile east of Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church, north of Ellinwood, the 16th of 18 children born to Joseph and Mathilda (Beran) Birzer. She graduated from the...
Abbie L. (Collins) Mccarty
Sep 21, 2016
Larned - Abbie Lynn Collins McCarty, 32, passed over to heaven on September 21, 2016 peacefully in her home after a courageous battle with thyroid cancer. She was born April 3, 1984 in Great Bend, Kansas to Dan G. and Sarah B. Warren Collins. They survive. Abbie was outgoing and had an exuberance of joy when she was surrounded by...
Guadalupe M. Perez Sr.
Sep 19, 2016
Larned - Guadalupe M. Perez Sr., 76, passed away September 19, 2016 at Hutchinson Regional Hospital, Hutchinson, Kansas. He was born February 18, 1940 in Kinsley. The son of Clemente R. and Lucia R. Mariche Perez. A lifetime area resident, he was a retired activity therapist from the Larned State Hospital. He was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic...
Louise Agnes Vannahmen
Sep 15, 2016
Spearville – Louise Agnes VanNahmen, 89, passed away September 15, 2016 at Hodgeman County Health Center, Jetmore. She was born December 19, 1926 in Wright, KS., the daughter of Frank and Elizabeth Schuette Durler. A lifetime area resident, Louise was a homemaker. She enjoyed her family, playing cards, and managing her farm. She was a member of St. John the...
Gary Dee Hiestand
Sep 12, 2016
Larned- Gary Dee Hiestand, 77, passed away September 12, 2016 at his home, Larned, KS. He was born August 20, 1939 in Milo MO. the son of Virgil Samual and Ruby Ellen Gilmore Hiestand. A Native of Nevada, MO and moving to Larned, KS after 1962, he was a Licensed Mental Health Technician at the Larned State Hospital, and a...
Margaret (Golly) M. Sinclair
Sep 9, 2016
Jetmore- Margaret M. (Golly) Sinclair, 90, passed away September 9, 2016 at Hodgeman County Health Center, Jetmore, KS. She was born June 10, 1926 in Levant, KS, the daughter of Joseph John and Justina Bruenn Golemboski. A longtime area resident, she graduated from Halstead Nursing School and was a registered nurse at Hodgeman County Health Center for 30 years and...
Stanley E Jones
Aug 30, 2016
Jetmore – Stanley E. Jones, 82, passed away August 30, 2016 at the Kansas Soldiers Home, Fort Dodge, Kansas. He was born March 5, 1934 in Montezuma, the son of George A. and Eva I. Whinery Jones. A longtime area resident, he was retired from the Jetmore COOP service station manager. He was a member of the United Methodist Church...
Shelbi P. Werner
Aug 28, 2016
Larned, KS – Shelbi Paige Werner, 29, passed away August 28, 2016 peacefully at home while battling a long courageous fight with diabetes. She was born April 17, 1987, in Kingman, the daughter of Michael S. and Teri L. Denton Werner. She was a fun loving person with an easy going attitude and had an infectious laugh that could brighten...
Maxine F. Hann
Aug 9, 2016
Hanston – Maxine Faye Hann, 81, passed away August 9, 2016, at Brookdale of Dodge City. She was born October 20, 1934, in Jetmore, the daughter of Carl Lee and Mildred May Cole Bamberger. A lifetime area resident, she was a homemaker. She was a member of the First Baptist Church, Hanston Senior Center and the FCE, all of Hanston....
Clarence (Bob) Robert Brack
Aug 3, 2016
Garfield - Clarence Robert "Bob" Brack,84, passed away peacefully at home August 3, 2016. He was born December 4, 1931 in Larned, the son of Clarence Raymond Brack and Esther W. Eikmeier. A lifetime area resident, he was a retired farmer and a rural mail carrier. He served in the Air Force during the Korean War from 1951-1958. He was...
Betty K. Unruh
Jul 30, 2016
Larned- Betty K. Unruh, 95, passed away July 30, 2016 at Country living, Larned, KS. She was born September 12, 1920 the daughter of Willis E. and Clara Huenergardt Healzer. She was an area resident since 1952, she was an office Manager at Farm Credit. She was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Larned and former member...
Elora Mary Robinson
Jul 29, 2016
Larned – Elora Mary Robinson, 98, passed away July 29, 2016, at Medicalodge of Kinsley. She was born January 10, 1918, in Great Bend, the daughter of George and Martha Ann McGinty Devine. A longtime area resident, she was a Certified Nurse's Aide for St. Joseph Hospital, the Hammond Holiday Home, and was a private care giver for 30 years....
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